PPT-NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES

EARLY SOCIETIES NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE AREAS SHARED BELEIFS I CAN Identify 2 types of Early Societies in North America and Explain where and how they lived Define totems List 3 cultural regions of Native North Americans. -Suffered greatest drop in population. -Eradication of many languages and cultural customs. -Were the last group of people to earn the right to vote as citizens in the US 1925. 2000 CENSUS. 1.5% of U.S. population. Fry Bread Clan. Challenges/Mountains to Climb. looking for acceptance of being Native. Education in our ways and in higher education and trades. Youth participation. Finding our voice – ‘too shy’ – appear insecure. . PLAINS. . tipi. . (also teepee or tepee). Plains Native Americans did not stay in one place very long. They followed the buffalo for food. The teepee was easy to set up and take down for shelter. It was usually made with long sticks found on the prairie and animal hides. Many times painted artwork was added to the hides.. By Hailee Roberts. Rock art. rock art. is human-made markings placed on natural stone; it is largely synonymous with . parietal art. . A global phenomenon, rock art is found in many culturally diverse regions of the world. It has been produced in many contexts throughout human history, although the majority of rock art that has been ethnographically recorded has been produced as a part of . English 10B. Mrs. Edmiston. Native American Totems. Vocabulary:. Totem: A Symbol, such as an animal, or plant that is a symbol for a family, tribe, etc., especially among Native Americans. Totem Pole: A tall usually wooden pole that is carved and painted with symbols, figures or masks which represent different Native American tribes. The cultivation of the soul . or . mind. The . full “expression” of the unique “authentic” self.. A Heritage Rich in Culture. Columbus led the way. The European colonization of the Americas forever changed the lives and cultures of the Native Americans. In the 15th to 19th centuries, their populations were ravaged, by the privations of displacement, by disease, and in many cases by warfare with European groups and enslavement by them. The first Native American group encountered by Columbus, the 250,000 Arawaks of Haiti, were enslaved. Only 500 survived by the year 1550, and the group was extinct before 1650.. One of the oldest forms of music. . . Can be made from animal parts, vegetation, ceramics, and/or metals .. Used in ancient cultures the world over for various spiritual purposes.. ** In many cultures, rattles are used in healing rites and invoking the gods by the shaman or healer. For this purpose, only that person was allowed to make and play the instrument and the rattle was the primary form of communication with the spirits or ancestors. . Native American. Western. Emphasis on the circle . View life as a continuance, or series of repeating cycles. Example: seasons, circle of life (birth, death, rebirth). Death is not an ending, continuance of the cycle. Oregon, Washington and Alaska. Environment. Environment . Tribes of the Northwest were provided . natural resources . such as cedar and salmon. . Cedar canoes were used to fish for salmon and whale.. Tell the story of the Dakota Sioux uprising and the Lakota Sioux defense of their territory.. Describe the events at Sand Creek.. Discuss what happened at the Battle of Little Big Horn.. Explain why Wounded Knee was such a tragedy.. WSU Plateau Center, Office of Native American Programs. Barbara Aston, MA (Wyandotte), Director/Tribal Liaison.. Ken Lokensgard, PhD. Asst. Director, Plateau Center for Research & Collaboration.. November is Native American Heritage Month, or as it is commonly referred to, American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month. The month is a time to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions Bell Work. Estimate . the approximate populations of the following places in 1500:. Paris . London . British . Isles . France . Answers!. The populations were as follows: . Paris. : 200,000 . London. Federal Program . The Title VI program is part of the United States federal government that is a result of the treaties signed between the United States and the Native American Tribes.. According to the U.S. Department of Education, the purpose of the Title VI Indian Education Program is “to support the efforts of local educational agencies, Indian tribes and organizations, post-secondary institutions, and other entities to meet the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students, so that such students can meet the same challenging academic achievement standards as all other students are expected to meet.”.